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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Presidential Elections) for Wednesday, March 17, 2021 (Season 37, Game 123):

In the 1912 election these 2 parties on the left of the political spectrum finished 2nd & 4th, totaling 1/3 of the votes

(correct response beneath the contestants)

The Jeopardy! community is mourning the loss of Brayden Smith, who passed away on February 5. The Brayden Smith Memorial Fund has been established, dedicated to furthering the educational aspirations of Southern Nevada students.

Today’s contestants:

Anthony Jones, a Certified Financial Planner from Falls Church, Virginia

Anthony Jones on Jeopardy!

Morgan Briles, a librarian from Nacogdoches, Texas

Morgan Briles on Jeopardy!

Brendan Sargent, a community organizer originally from Worcester, Massachusetts (1-day total: $7,600)

Brendan Sargent on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Brendan survived a very difficult game yesterday, picking up a runaway in his opening game. If he can keep things together today, he’ll be able to pick up a 2nd win today. Champs have seemingly found it more difficult to defend as of late; reports are starting to surface that COVID protocols have extended the taping day slightly and that might make it more difficult to put together a longer streak.

One thing that I would also like to address: There are some viewers who believe that the show is not serious enough in its fundraising efforts (as the show is matching winnings to donate to its guest hosts’ preferred charity) because the clues (giving yesterday’s game as an example) were more difficult in a specific game. I would just like to say that the show, for the sake of fairness, needs to operate a normal competition for the sake of the contestants involved, who are still competing for actual prize money. Making the game easier specifically because money is being matched for charity would also be problematic here.

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Correct response: What are the Progressive Party and the Socialist Party?

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Due to a rift in the Republican Party between 1908 and 1912, both Teddy Roosevelt (representing progressives) and incumbent President William Howard Taft (representing conservatives and running under the Republican ticket) both ran for President in 1912; The Progressives ended up second (Woodrow Wilson and the Democrats won the election due to the Republican split; Taft finished 3rd); Eugene Debs and the Socialist Party picked up 6% of the national popular vote, finishing 4th. The Progressives’ 2nd-place finish is the best modern finish of any third party.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Brendan $16,600
Morgan $14,800
Anthony $5,600

Tonight’s results:
Anthony $5,600 – $5,595 = $5 (What are Democratic & Social Democrat)
Morgan $14,800 + $6,000 = $20,800 (What is Bull Moose Progressive + Socialist) (1-day total: $20,800)
Brendan $16,600 – $13,001 = $3,599 (What is Bull Moose & Democratic?)

Morgan Briles, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 17, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Morgan $5,800
Brendan $5,600
Anthony $2,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) ALL ALLITERATION $600 (clue #11)
Morgan 1000 +1000 (Brendan 1800 Anthony 0)
2) AT THE END OF THE SCARY MOVIE $1600 (clue #3)
Brendan 7200 -5000 (Morgan 5800 Anthony 2400)
3) EUROPE $1200 (clue #7, $28400 left on board)
Morgan 8200 +3000 (Brendan 2200 Anthony 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 67

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: POTENT POTABLES $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $1,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 163 (1.33 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Morgan $12,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Brendan $21,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.00% in first on buzzer (28/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Anthony $5,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,800
Lach Trash: $5,800 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400

Brendan Sargent, career statistics:
50 correct, 12 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
48.65% in first on buzzer (54/111)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$11,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200

Morgan Briles, career statistics:
18 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Anthony Jones, career statistics:
10 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Morgan Briles, to win:
2 games: 44.011%
3: 19.370%
4: 8.525%
5: 3.752%
6: 1.651%
Avg. streak: 1.786 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • In Katie Couric’s eight days of hosting, $181,303 has been raised for Stand Up to Cancer.

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